Roughly 20,000 people under wildfire evacuation alert in Newfoundland and Labrador

Wildfire smoke is seen blanketing Newfoundland's coast, south of the lighthouse at Fort Amherst, in St. John's, N.L., on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie

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ST. JOHN'S - Thousands of people in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and elsewhere in the province are under evacuation alerts as wildfires continue to threaten communities.

About 5,400 residents in two areas of St. John's were told on Tuesday to be ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice. 

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